Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Yes, Canada’s anti-Islamophobia motion poses a problem - update

By
Lorne Gunter , Edmonton Sun
There are two fundamental problems with Liberal MP Iqra Khalid’s Motion
103 calling on the federal government to battle Islamophobia that will
likely come up for debate in the House of Commons this coming week.
One concern is practical, the other stems from a dusty old philosophical
belief that words can affect ideas and concepts. Used incorrectly for
long enough, the wrong words give us bad ideas.
M-103 is mostly politically correct gobbledygook – airy, ill-defined
concepts that are hard to disagree with. Indeed, the motion is expected
to pass nearly unanimously with all-party support...http://www.torontosun.com/2017/02/11/yes-canadas-anti-islamophobia-motion-poses-a-problem